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Make the most of the Sharemarket Game in your classroom 

This page enables you to download all the teacher resources you need to make the most of the Schools Sharemarket Game with your students. 

New curriculum aligned, skill-based lessons

ASX is excited to announce the release of our new curriculum-aligned, skill-based learning materials. This teaches the essential financial literacy skill of investing to students from age 10 upwards. 

These learning resources were designed with busy teachers in mind, linking to several subject areas Australia-wide. All materials are easy to modify and include a glossary and assessment task with embedded links to general capabilities such as literacy and numeracy, and to cross-curriculum areas, with content that includes environmental issues and a celebration of Indigenous involvement with the ASX. 

Getting Started guide

The Getting Started guide will help you to set up your students with step-to-step instructions on how to register, add students and create syndicates. Download the getting started guide

FAQs and trouble-shooting tips

Review the answers to some of the most common questions as well as tips on how to register for the Game. 

About our guest

Roset Khair has been teaching financial literacy for over 10 years in the classroom. Before teaching, she worked in corporate banking and in the legal field for over a decade. Currently, she is Head of Teaching and Learning at her school in Sydney, and runs numerous teacher training courses around assessment, literacy, creative, and project-based learning as a Director of the professional association for teachers in her subject areas in NSW. 

About our host

Theresa Lintvelt is the Senior Manager Enterprise Marketing, Brand & Content at ASX. In her current role she is responsible for developing and delivering ASX’s content strategy and heads up various editorial committees to develop insights, video and articles for ASX’s customers. She is also responsible for the running of the ASX’s popular Sharemarket Game.

Lessons and learning outcomes

Lesson 1: Introduction to the Sharemarket

Lesson 2: How the Sharemarket works - Primary and Secondary Markets

Lesson 3: Why do share prices change? 

Lesson 4: Getting ready to invest

Lesson 5: Benefits and Risks of Investing in the Sharemarket and the importance of diversification

Lesson 6: Why do businesses list on the ASX?

Lesson 7: How to buy and sell shares

Lesson 8: Making Informed Decisions about Investments

Lesson 9: ESG – What is it and why is it important?

Lesson 10: Celebrating Indigenous Involvement in the ASX

Lesson 1: Introduction to the Sharemarket

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Students

  • Identify the different legal business structures.
  • Outline the role of the ASX as a marketplace that enables interaction between investors and companies.
  • Investigate reasons for fluctuations in the price of shares.
  • Classify different sectors within the economy


Students work through lesson 1 and explore the different types of legal structures and the reasons why a business may enlist with the ASX. They learn how the price of shares fluctuates and how to research reasons behind the fluctuation which will enable them to make informed decisions about a company and whether to invest. They also are able to identify the different industry sectors within the sharemarket and the importance of diversifying their portfolio to manage risk.

 

General Capabilities related to this lesson

  • Literacy
  • Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability
  • Critical and Creative Thinking
  • Personal and Social Capability
Download teacher's notes lesson 1

Links to Curriculum

Australian Curriculum

Subject: Economics and Business

  • Year 8

NSW

Subject: Commerce

  • Option 2: Investing
  • Option 4: Running a business

Subject: Business Studies – Preliminary

  • Nature of Business

QLD

Subject: Business (General Senior Syllabus)

  • Topic 1: Fundamentals of Business

VIC

Subject: Business Management (VCE)

  • Unit 1: Planning a Business

SA & NT

Subject: Business Innovation

  • Stage 1

WA

Subject: Accounting and Finance

  • Year 12 – Unit 3

ACT

Subject: Business

  • Changing Business Environment

Lesson 2: How the Sharemarket works:the Primary and Secondary markets

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Students

  • Understand the features of different legal business structures.
  • Outline the differences between a private company and a public company.
  • Distinguish between the primary and secondary markets.
  • Identify how the ASX, laws, and governments work to minimize risk to investors.
  • Identify how company announcements on the sharemarket may impact on supply and demand.


Students work through lesson 2 and explore how the primary and secondary markets work. As part of this they explore the features of the different types of legal structures and the influences of ASX, laws, and ASIC on companies. Finally, they then learn about how the market forces of supply and demand impact on share price.

General Capabilities related to this lesson

  • Literacy
  • Numeracy
  • Critical and Creative Thinking
Download teacher's notes lesson 2

Links to Curriculum

Australian Curriculum

Subject: Economics and Business

  • Year 8
  • Year 9

NSW

Subject: Commerce

  • Core 2: Economic and Business Environment
  • Option 2: Investing
  • Option 4: Running a Business

Subject: Business Studies – Preliminary

  • Nature of Business

QLD

Subject: Business (General Senior Syllabus)

  • Topic 1: Fundamentals of Business

VIC

Subject: Business Management (VCE)

  • Unit 1: Planning a Business

SA & NT

Subject: Business Innovation

  • Stage 1

WA

Subject: Accounting and Finance

  • Year 12 – Unit 3

ACT

Subject: Business

  • Changing Business Environment

Lesson 3: Why do share prices change?

Download lesson 3

Students

  • Predict the impact on share price of various influences on the sharemarket.
  • Research the current exchange rates.
  • Calculate exchange rates against other currencies.
  • Investigate influences on share price and are able to articulate this knowledge in written and oral form.


Students learn about the internal and external influences on share price, including economic influences. They learn how to calculate exchange rates relative to the Australian dollar and how this may impact on a business. Finally, they explore an area of interest to them on how investing has been impacted in various areas by the COVID-19 pandemic. They then have the opportunity to share this knowledge with others by creating a presentation based on their research.

General Capabilities related to this lesson

  • Literacy
  • Numeracy
  • Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability
Download teacher's notes lesson 3

Links to Curriculum

Australian Curriculum

Subject: Economics and Business

  • Year 8
    Year 9
  • Year 10

NSW

Subject: Commerce

  • Core 2: Economic and Business environment
  • Option 1: Our Economy
  • Option 2: Investing
  • Option 4: Running a Business

Subject: Business Studies – Preliminary

  • Nature of Business

QLD

Subject: Business (General Senior Syllabus)

  • Topic 1: Fundamentals of Business

VIC

Subject: Business Management (VCE)

  • Unit 1: Planning a Business

SA & NT

Subject: Business Innovation

  • Stage 1
  • Stage 2

WA

Subject: Accounting and Finance

  • Year 12 – Unit 3 & 4

ACT

Subject: Business

  • Business Opportunities
  • Leading a Business

Lesson 4: Getting ready to invest

Download lesson 4

Students

  • Calculate rates of return on various investments.
  • Identify opportunities to reduce discretionary spending and uses this information to create savings goals and make investment decisions.


This lesson has a strong numeracy focus with students learning about the importance of saving and investing. Students learn about the different types of investments available to them and the considerations they need to make when making investment decisions. They explore the ideas of risk and return with consideration of the importance of capital growth and return through dividend income.
 

General Capabilities related to this lesson

  • Numeracy
  • Critical and Creative Thinking
  • Personal and Social Capability
Download teacher's notes lesson 4

Links to Curriculum

Australian Curriculum

Subject: Economics and Business

  • Year 7
  • Year 8
  • Year 9
  • Year 10

Subject: Mathematics

  • Year 7
  • Year 8
  • Year 9
  • Year 10

NSW

Subject: Commerce

  • Core 1: Consumer and Financial Decisions
  • Core 2: Economic and Business Environment
  • Option 1: Our Economy
  • Option 2: Investing
  • Option 7: Towards Independence

Subject: Stage 5 Mathematics

  • 5.1: Financial Mathematics
  • 5.2: Financial Mathematics

 

Lesson 5: Benefits and Risks of Investing in the Sharemarket and the Importance of Diversification

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Students

  • Explain the importance of diversification and other factors, to reduce risk when investing.
  • Recommend role-play being an advisor, recommending investment options, taking into account the financial circumstances of investors.
  • Analyse table and graphs with financial information to make informed decisions.


This lesson has a strong numeracy focus with students learning about the benefits of investing in the sharemarket and the importance of diversification to minimise risk and maximise return. Students explore the ideas of risk and return, using scenarios, various graphs, research and their knowledge to make investment decisions based on different life stages and their appetite for risk while taking into account other considerations such as liquidity, diversification, and the importance of investment goals when making decisions.
 

General Capabilities related to this lesson

  • Numeracy
  • Critical and Creative Thinking
  • Personal and Social Capability
Download teacher's notes lesson 5

Links to Curriculum

Australian Curriculum

Subject: Economics and Business

  • Year 7
  • Year 8
  • Year 9
  • Year 10

Subject: Mathematics

  • Year 7
  • Year 8
  • Year 9
  • Year 10

NSW

Subject: Commerce

  • Core 1: Consumer and Financial Decisions
  • Core 2: Economic and Business Environment
  • Option 1: Our Economy
  • Option 2: Investing
  • Option 7: Towards Independence

Subject: Stage 5 Mathematics

  • 5.1: Financial Mathematics
  • 5.2: Financial Mathematics

 

Lesson 6: Why do businesses list on the ASX?

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Students

  • Research and then outline the key features of a company recently listed on ASX.
  • Account for the reasons why a company chose to be listed on ASX.
  • Describe the company’s listing experience.
  • Identify key features relating to the listing including amounts raised during the listing process and any other interesting findings.
  • Contrast and define the key financial of capital and liquidity and identify reasons why they are critical to the success of a business.


Lesson 6 is a research-based lesson where students investigate companies of interest to them and their reasons for listing on the ASX. This lesson allows students to develop their research and collaboration skills, increasing their capacity to critically think. This lesson allows development of literacy skills, both written and oral, as they develop a presentation harnessing their information and communication technology capabilities.
 

General Capabilities related to this lesson

  • Literacy
  • Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability
  • Critical and Creative Thinking
  • Personal and Social Capability
Download teacher's notes lesson 6

Links to Curriculum

Australian Curriculum

Subject: Economics and Business

  • Year 8
  • Year 9

NSW

Subject: Commerce

  • Option 2: Investing

Subject: Business Studies – Preliminary

  • Nature of Business

Subject: Economics – Preliminary

  • Topic Five – Financial Markets

VIC

Subject: Economics

  • Unit 2: Contemporary Economic Issues

Subject: Business Management

  • Unit 3: Managing a Business

TAS

  • Unit 1: The Business Environment

 

Lesson 7: How to buy and sell shares?

Download lesson 7

Students

  • Understand the day-to-day operations of the ASX.
  • Learn how to manage their share investments.
  • Understand the terminology and strategies used by investors.


Lesson 7 is focused on how the ASX operates and how to buy and sell shares. Students learn how to get started in investing, where they can access important information, and explore stockbroking as a career. It allows students to understand the terminology around investing and how the system works. This lesson allows students to investigate careers relating to finance, accounting and business.
 

General Capabilities related to this lesson

  • Literacy
  • Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability
Download teacher's notes lesson 7

Links to Curriculum

Australian Curriculum

Subject: Economics and Business

  • Year 8
  • Year 9
  • Year 10

NSW

Subject: Commerce

  • Core 1: Consumer and Financial Decisions
  • Core 2: Economic and Business Environment
  • Core 3: Employment and Work Futures
  • Option 1: Our Economy
  • Option 2: Investing

 

Lesson 8: Making Informed Decisions about Investments

Download lesson 8

Students

  • Learn how to manage their share investments.
  • Identify where to access the information needed to make wise decisions when investing.
  • How to interpret data relevant to investing.
  • Understand the terminology and strategies used by investors.


Lesson 8 allows students to build their capacity in managing share investments to ensure success. Students learn to understand the important terminology and strategies used in investing, as well as how to read and understand data relevant to investment, all essential skills in being a successful investor.
 

General Capabilities related to this lesson

  • Literacy
  • Numeracy
  • Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability
Download teacher's notes lesson 8

Links to Curriculum

Australian Curriculum

Subject: Economics and Business

  • Year 7
  • Year 8
  • Year 9
  • Year 10

NSW

Subject: Commerce

  • Core 1: Consumer and Financial Decisions
  • Core 2: Economic and Business Environment
  • Option 1: Our Economy
  • Option 2: Investing

 

Lesson 9: ESG – What is it and why is it important?

Download lesson 9

Students

  • Understand the three major aspects of ESG – Environmental, Social, and governance.
  • Recall personal experiences from the perspective of a consumer relating to ESG.
  • Examine how policies relating to ESG are embedded into the practices of an organisation.
  • Understand the role of the United Nations 17 Development Goals in developing ESG policies.
  • Justify the importance of ESG policies to a company.


Lesson 9 has a strong focus on ethical understanding as students learn about the importance of environmental, social, and governance policies on the reputation and operation of a company. This lesson allows them to consider the context of an organisation and the different ways organisations can be better global citizens. It also encourages a student to develop their own opinions about ethics and social justice and articulate these ideas by justifying them using supporting information.

 

General Capabilities related to this lesson

  • Critical and Creative Thinking
  • Ethical Understanding
  • Intercultural Understanding
Download teacher's notes lesson 9

Links to Curriculum

Australian Curriculum

Subject: Economics and Business

  • Year 8
  • Year 10

NSW

Subject: Commerce

  • Core 1: Consumer and Financial Decisions
  • Option 1: Our Economy

Subject: Business Studies – HSC

  • Operations
  • Finance
  • Human Resources

Subject: Economics – Preliminary

  • Topic 2: Consumers and Business
  • Topic 5: Financial Markets

Subject: Economics – HSC

  • Topic 3: Economic Issues
  • Topic 1: The Global Economy

Subject: Legal Studies – HSC

  • Option 2: Global Environmental Protection

 

QLD

Subject: Business (General Senior Syllabus)

  • Unit 1 Business Creation – Topic 1: Fundamentals of Business
  • Unit 4 Business Evolution – Topic 1: Repositioning a Business

Subject: Economics (General Senior Syllabus)

  • Unit 2 Modified Markets – Topic 2: Case Options of
  • Market Measures and Strategies – Case Option B: Environmental Economics

VIC

Subject: Economics

  • Unit 1: Contemporary Economic Issues

Subject: Business Management

  • Unit 1: Planning a Business
  • Unit 3: Managing a Business

SA & NT

Subject: Business Innovation

  • Stage 1
  • Stage 2

 

WA

Subject: Accounting and Finance

  • Year 11 – Unit 1 & 2
  • Year 12 – Unit 3 & 4

ACT

Subject: Business

  • Business Opportunities
  • Business Finance and Planning

TAS

Subject: Business Studies

  • All Units

Lesson 10: Celebrating Indigenous Involvement in the ASX

Download lesson 10

Students

  • Explore the relationship between Indigenous culture and the ASX.
  • Understand the importance of ESG to a company in achieving a competitive environment.
  • Reflect on Indigenous culture and its complexities and relationship with business and the wider Australian community.


Lesson 10 is a celebration of Indigenous culture and its relationship to the corporate environment and the ASX. This lesson looks at a pioneer Indigenous business leader and the impact he has made in the business context despite personal adversary, hoping to inspire students. It also allows for students to learn about how businesses are able to achieve a competitive advantage by harnessing diversity and embedding ESG into their business practices. This lesson has a strong focus on literacy with comprehension and research tasks aligned to the theme of celebrating Indigenous involvement in the ASX.
 

General Capabilities related to this lesson

  • Literacy
  • Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability
  • Ethical Understanding
  • Intercultural Understanding
Download teacher's notes lesson 10

Links to Curriculum

Australian Curriculum

Subject: Economics and Business

  • Year 7
  • Year 8
  • Year 9
  • Year 10

Subject: English

  • Year 7
  • Year 8
  • Year 9
  • Year 10

Subject: Geography

  • Year 7
  • Year 8
  • Year 9
  • Year 10

NSW

Subject: Commerce

  • Core 1: Consumer and Financial Decisions
  • Core 2: The Economic and Business Environment
  • Core 3: Employment and Work Futures
  • Option 1: Our Economy
  • Option 2: Investing
  • Option 3: Promoting and Selling
  • Option 4: Running a Business
  • Option 8: School Developed Option

 

Subject: Business Studies – HSC

  • Operations
  • Finance
  • Human Resources

Subject:  Business Studies – Preliminary

  • Business Management

Subject: Economics – Preliminary

  • Topic 1 – Introduction to Economics
  • Topic 3 – Markets

Subject: Economics – HSC

  • Topic 3: Economic Issues
  • Topic 1: The Global Economy

Subject: Legal Studies – HSC

  • Option 2: Global Environmental Protection
  • Option 4: Indigenous Peoples

QLD

Subject: Business (General Senior Syllabus)

  • Unit 1 Business Creation – Topic 1: Fundamentals of Business
  • Unit 2 Business Growth – Topic 2: Entering Markets
  • Unit 4 Business Evolution – Topic 1: Repositioning a Business

Subject: Economics (General Senior Syllabus)

  • Unit 2 Modified Markets – Topic 2: Case Options of Market Measures and Strategies 
    • Case Option B: Environmental Economics
    • Case option C: Inequality

VIC

Subject: Economics

  • Unit 2: Economic Issues and Living Standards – Area of Study 2

Subject: Business Management

  • Unit 1: Planning a Business - Area of Study 2, Area of Study 3

SA & NT

Subject: Business Innovation

  • Stage 1
  • Stage 2

WA

Subject: Accounting and Finance

  • Year 11 – Unit 1 & 2
  • Year 12 – Unit 3 & 4

ACT

Subject: Business

  • Business Opportunities

TAS

Subject: Business Studies

  • Unit 1: The Business Environment – Ethical Behaviour in Business
Glossary

Explains the metalanguage used in investing

Teacher's notes - all lessons combined

Download all lessons' learning outcomes in one go. 

Learning outcomes for Assessment

Highlights what students will learn from working on this assessment task.

Assessment task

Includes all elements needed to allow for a high level of student engagement and development of skills while being compliant with curriculum requirements.

Tracking share growth tool

To help students complete the assessment task they can visually track their share growth with the graph generated as they add their data.

NEW podcast series: Investing advice for my teenage self

In this new podcast series your students will hear from investment experts who share their experiences on how they got involved in investing, what they were like as teenagers and what they wish they knew about investing now that they are older and wiser. 

We hope that this content will spark their curiosity to continue their investment journey as they start learning about the sharemarket, how to invest and the different types of investments. Watch the series on YouTube.

Game video tutorials for students

Download the Game video tutorial files to help your students learn more about the Game. 

We recommend that you connect to wi-fi to download the video files. Charges from your mobile provider may apply when downloading files using your mobile network.

Video files on how to play the Game 

  • Your game dashboard (MP4 5MB)
  • Finding your way around the Game (MP4 13MB)
  • Your transaction and portfolio page  (MP4 6.7MB)
  • How to buy shares (MP4 10MB)
  • How to sell shares (MP4 5.7MB) 

6 Short videos featuring previous winner - Chris Brycki 

Use this series of six short videos with your students. Featuring three-time winner of the schools game and CEO of Stockspot - Chris Brycki - sharing his insights and ideas on how to play the Game. 

  • Video 1 - An Introduction to the Sharemarket Game 
  • Video 2 - Top tips for students 
  • Video 3 - Winning strategies 
  • Video 4 - Resources to help you play the Game
  • Video 5 - What are ETFs
  • Video 6 - The Game vs real-life investing 

Watch the series on Youtube

Classroom posters 

Order printed posters

Want to order printed posters? Email us with the following details to us and we will mail some posters to you:

  • Teacher name
  • School name
  • Mailing address

Only available for Australian-based schools. 

S&P/ASX200 All Ords poster

Download the ASX All Ords poster showing the performance of the S&P/ASX 200 and featuring key events from the early 90s to 2022. 

DOWNLOAD POSTER

Sharemarket Game poster

Brighten up your classroom with a Schools Sharemarket Game poster.

DOWNLOAD CLASS POSTER

Merit certificates

Present your students with a certificate of participation in the Game. This editable version allows you to add all the details directly on the PDF.

DOWNLOAD CERTIFICATE

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